Sakkie Blanché Explained

Party:Democratic Alliance
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Termstart1:2 February 2001
Termend1:May 2009
Citizenship:South Africa
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Johannes Petrus Izak "Sakkie" Blanché is a South African politician who served in Parliament both before and after the end of apartheid, representing variously the National Party (NP), the Federal Alliance (FA), and the Democratic Alliance (DA). He also served in the Gauteng Executive Council.[1]

Blanché represented the NP in Parliament during apartheid;[2] the Mail & Guardian said that he was "an arch-conservative".[3] When the FA was founded in 1998, Blanché left the NP to become the FA's provincial leader in Gauteng, an office he held from August 1999 to December 2003.[4] During that time, on 2 February 2001, Blanché was returned to Parliament, taking up a seat in the National Assembly that had been vacated by the FA's Louis Luyt.[5]

Although the FA's union with the DA was short-lived, Blanché remained with the DA and stood on its list for re-election to the National Assembly in 2004. He was elected to represent the Gauteng constituency[6] and served until the 2009 general election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1999-08-02 . Blanché elected Gauteng leader . 2023-04-11 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  2. News: 27 January 2004 . Tensions in DA over Gauteng list . Business Day . 11 April 2023.
  3. Web site: 2004-01-26 . Top DA brass low on Gauteng list . 2023-04-11 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.
  4. Web site: 12 December 2003 . FA gets new Gauteng leader . 2023-04-11 . News24 . en-US.
  5. Web site: The National Assembly List of Resinations and Nominations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020602095739/http://parliament.gov.za/na/resign.htm . 2002-06-02 . 2023-04-11 . Parliament of South Africa.
  6. 20 April 2004 . General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004 . . Pretoria, South Africa . . 466 . 2677 . 4–95 . 26 March 2021.